Combined cane and whip



(No Model.)

M. 0. FELKER. COMBINED CANE AND WHIP.

No. 459,081. Patented Sept. 8, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MELANOTHON O. FELKER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

COMBINED CANE AND WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,081, datedSeptember 8, 1891.

Application filed May 8, 1891. Serial No. 392,054. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

BeitknownthatLMELANcTHoNO.FELKER, a citizen of the 'United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Whips andVValking-Ganes, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in combinedwhips and The object of my invention is to provide a iiexible elasticstock adapted to support and carry a whip-section and provided with ahollow core of such size as to be filled by said whip-section andconstitute a solid cane when to bev used as a whip and shown on asmaller scale, and Fig. 5 a similar view when adapted for use as a cane.

The letter A designates the whip-section, formed of the usualmaterialssuch as whalebone and its braided covering a-or of othersuitable material, and provided at its larger end with a ferrule B,firmly secured thereto and preferably flush at its outer surface withthe outside of the said covering and provided with interiorscrew-threads for a portion of its length, whereby it may be engagedwith a tip C, having exterior screw-threads to match therewith. Anyother suitable form of engagement between the ferrule B and the tip Cmay be employed. The said tip is brazed, soldered, or otherwise securedto a flexible elastic hollow core D, preferably formed of thin temperedsteel and constituting a tapering hollowr core of approximately the sizeof the whip-section A to allow of the latter being firmly and closelyfitted therein. To the other end of the core D is secured the ferrule Eby brazing or other means and provided with exterior screw-threadsmatching similar interior threads in a cap F, whereby the latter may bemounted thereon to close the larger end of the core. Any other suitablemeans of mounting said cap on the ferrule E may be employed. The ferruleE and the tip C are preferably of such flanged diameter as to extend acertain appropriate distance beyond the said core D, and the latter iswrapped with hemp or other suitable material and provided with acovering similar to the whip-section, said covering and wrappingabutting against the larger fianged diameters of the ferrule E and tipC, respectively, which form shoulders therefor. This wrapping andcovering for the hollow core is simply t'o enlarge the same to asuitable and convenient size for its use as a cane and stock withoutdestroying the elasticity due to its slight hollow tapering form and thethin tempered steel of which it is preferably constructed.

As will be seen from the drawings, the construction above describedgives a neat uniformlytapering appearance to the device when used as awhip with the whip-section mounted on the stock, while when used as acane the whip-section fits snugly within the stock and forms a solidcane,the stock being also stiffened by the inserted whip-section,

` and thus further adapted to its use as a cane.

Its principal characteristic, however, lies in its flexibility whenadapted for use as a whip by withdrawing the whip-section, mounting iton the tip C, the elasticity of the hollow tempered core preserving theshape of the stock and returning it to its original straight position,on account of the said tubular shape and material, as before mentioned.The usual bent appearance ot most whips after a certain amount of use isprevented by my device, which at the same time gives a greaterflexibility and elasticity than can ordinarily be secured. When used asa cane for support, the stiffness is increased by the solidify of thecombination, due to the close fitting of the whip-section within thestock. Its use for the purpose of defense or guard is further promotedby the said solid combination, while IOO the above-describedconstruction presents an article not easily fractured or broken byviolent usage.

In Fig. l it will be seen that the end of the whip-section extendsslightly beyond the ferrule E and into a socket in the cap F. By thisprojection it may be readily withdrawn after the removal of the cap. Theshoulder on the ferrule E presents a bearing-surface for the cap, aswellas a shoulder for the wrapping and covering on the opposite sidethereof. The tip C is preferably smooth at its lower portion and has butone or two screwthreads atits larger shoulder portionm'hereby theferrule B of the whip-sectionmay be readily slipped thereon, and a turnor two will cause the said whip-section to be rmly secured on the stock.The flange of the tip C furnishes a bearing-surface on one side for theferrule B and provides a shoulder on the other side for the wrapping andcovering of the-core similarly to the iiange on the ferrule E at theother end of the stock.

It will be seen by reference to the drawings, together with the abovedescription, that when the whip-section is mounted on the stock orcane-section the device presents no substantial dierence from anordinary whip that would indicate that it might be used for a cane.Again, when the whip-section is dismounted and incased within the stockor canesection the article presents nothing to indicate that it might beused for awhip-that is to say, the device when used as a whip or as acane is perfectly adapted in appearance and construction to itsrespective function.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new,and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a combined cane and whip,the combi nation, with a whip-section, ofa cane-section composed of a tapering flexible hollow core and ofsuitable wrapping thereon to give the proper size thereto, the hollowcore and the whip-section being of substantially the same contour,whereby the former may receive the latter, thus making the former stiiwhen used as a cane, and adetachable joint between the smaller end ofthe cane-section and the larger end of the whip-section, whereby the twosections may be connected to form a whip.

2. In a combined whip and cane, the combination,with a cane-sectionconsisting of a tapering elastic core, a tip on the smaller end thereofand wrapping around the core, and a detachable cap secured to the largerend of the core, of a whip-section having at its lower end a ferruleadapted to screw onto the tip carried by the core, Said whip-sectionbeing also adapted to tit into and occupy the interior of the hollowcore by removing -the cap from the core, whereby either a whip may beformed flexible from end to end or a cane may be formed practicallystift.

3. In a combined whip and cane, the combination, with a hollow core anda wrapping therefor to suitably enlarge it, of a ferrule fitted upon thelarger end of the core and having a projecting flange extending out toagree with the diameter ot' the wrapping and forming a shouldertherefor, a screw-thread at the outer portion of the ferrule, and a capscrewthreaded to screw on such outer portion, the said Bange acting as ashoulder for the cap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MELANCTHON O. FELKER.

Witnesses:

OLIVER II. MILLER, A. C. XVISEMAN.

